diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
index 080224c7e..875f825b2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
@@ -570,6 +570,29 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
     });
   }
 
+
+  global.onClickCopyRepositoryRecords = function() {
+    animateSpinner();
+    $.ajax({
+      url: $('table' + TABLE_ID).data('copy-records'),
+      type: 'POST',
+      dataType: 'json',
+      data: { selected_rows: rowsSelected },
+      success: function(data) {
+        HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(data.flash, 'success');
+        rowsSelected = [];
+        onClickCancel();
+      },
+      error: function(e) {
+        if (e.status === 403) {
+          HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(
+            I18n.t('repositories.js.permission_error'), e.responseJSON.style
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   // Edit record
   global.onClickEdit = function() {
     if (rowsSelected.length !== 1) {
@@ -775,6 +798,8 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
       $('.repository-row-selector').removeClass('disabled');
       $('.repository-row-selector').prop('disabled', false);
       if (rowsSelected.length === 0) {
+        $('#copyRepositoryRecords').prop('disabled', true);
+        $('#copyRepositoryRecords').addClass('disabled');
         $('#editRepositoryRecord').prop('disabled', true);
         $('#editRepositoryRecord').addClass('disabled');
         $('#deleteRepositoryRecordsButton').prop('disabled', true);
@@ -812,6 +837,8 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
         }
         $('#deleteRepositoryRecordsButton').prop('disabled', false);
         $('#deleteRepositoryRecordsButton').removeClass('disabled');
+        $('#copyRepositoryRecords').prop('disabled', false);
+        $('#copyRepositoryRecords').removeClass('disabled');
         $('#assignRepositoryRecords').removeClass('disabled');
         $('#assignRepositoryRecords').prop('disabled', false);
         $('#unassignRepositoryRecords').removeClass('disabled');
diff --git a/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb
index cf2099807..ab1ca0551 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ class RepositoryRowsController < ApplicationController
 
   before_action :load_info_modal_vars, only: :show
   before_action :load_vars, only: %i(edit update)
-  before_action :load_repository, only: %i(create delete_records index)
+  before_action :load_repository,
+                only: %i(create delete_records index copy_records)
   before_action :check_create_permissions, only: :create
-  before_action :check_manage_permissions, only: %i(edit update delete_records)
+  before_action :check_manage_permissions,
+                only: %i(edit update delete_records copy_records)
 
   def index
     @draw = params[:draw].to_i
@@ -283,6 +285,17 @@ class RepositoryRowsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  def copy_records
+    duplicate_service = RepositoryActions::DuplicateRows.new(
+      current_user, @repository, params[:selected_rows]
+    )
+    duplicate_service.call
+    render json: {
+      flash: t('repositories.copy_records_report',
+               number: duplicate_service.number_of_duplicated_items)
+    }, status: :ok
+  end
+
   private
 
   def load_info_modal_vars
diff --git a/app/services/repository_actions/duplicate_cell.rb b/app/services/repository_actions/duplicate_cell.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c70a5d0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/repository_actions/duplicate_cell.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module RepositoryActions
+  class DuplicateCell
+    def initialize(cell, new_row, user, team)
+      @cell    = cell
+      @new_row = new_row
+      @user    = user
+      @team    = team
+    end
+
+    def call
+      self.send("duplicate_#{@cell.value_type.underscore}")
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def duplicate_repository_list_value
+      old_value = @cell.value
+      RepositoryListValue.create(
+        old_value.attributes.merge(
+          id: nil, created_by: @user, last_modified_by: @user,
+          repository_cell_attributes: {
+            repository_row: @new_row,
+            repository_column: @cell.repository_column
+          }
+        )
+      )
+    end
+
+    def duplicate_repository_text_value
+      old_value = @cell.value
+      RepositoryTextValue.create(
+        old_value.attributes.merge(
+          id: nil, created_by: @user, last_modified_by: @user,
+          repository_cell_attributes: {
+            repository_row: @new_row,
+            repository_column: @cell.repository_column
+          }
+        )
+      )
+    end
+
+    def duplicate_repository_asset_value
+      old_value = @cell.value
+      new_asset = create_new_asset(old_value.asset)
+      RepositoryAssetValue.create(
+        old_value.attributes.merge(
+          id: nil, asset: new_asset, created_by: @user, last_modified_by: @user,
+          repository_cell_attributes: {
+            repository_row: @new_row,
+            repository_column: @cell.repository_column
+          }
+        )
+      )
+    end
+
+    def duplicate_repository_date_value
+      old_value = @cell.value
+      RepositoryDateValue.create(
+        old_value.attributes.merge(
+          id: nil, created_by: @user, last_modified_by: @user,
+          repository_cell_attributes: {
+            repository_row: @new_row,
+            repository_column: @cell.repository_column
+          }
+        )
+      )
+    end
+
+    # reuses the same code we have in copy protocols action
+    def create_new_asset(old_asset)
+      new_asset = Asset.new_empty(
+        old_asset.file_file_name,
+        old_asset.file_file_size
+      )
+      new_asset.created_by = old_asset.created_by
+      new_asset.team = @team
+      new_asset.last_modified_by = @user
+      new_asset.file_processing = true if old_asset.is_image?
+      new_asset.file = old_asset.file
+      new_asset.save
+
+      return unless new_asset.valid?
+
+      if new_asset.is_image?
+        new_asset.file.reprocess!(:large)
+        new_asset.file.reprocess!(:medium)
+      end
+
+      # Clone extracted text data if it exists
+      if old_asset.asset_text_datum
+        AssetTextDatum.create(data: new_asset.data, asset: new_asset)
+      end
+
+      # Update estimated size of cloned asset
+      # (& file_present flag)
+      new_asset.update(
+        estimated_size: old_asset.estimated_size,
+        file_present: true
+      )
+
+      # Update team's space taken
+      @team.reload
+      @team.take_space(new_asset.estimated_size)
+      @team.save!
+      new_asset
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/repository_actions/duplicate_rows.rb b/app/services/repository_actions/duplicate_rows.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91a412ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/repository_actions/duplicate_rows.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'repository_actions/duplicate_cell'
+
+module RepositoryActions
+  class DuplicateRows
+    attr_reader :number_of_duplicated_items
+    def initialize(user, repository, rows_ids = [])
+      @user                       = user
+      @repository                 = repository
+      @rows_to_duplicate          = sanitize_rows_to_duplicate(rows_ids)
+      @number_of_duplicated_items = 0
+    end
+
+    def call
+      @rows_to_duplicate.each do |row_id|
+        duplicate_row(row_id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def sanitize_rows_to_duplicate(rows_ids)
+      process_ids = rows_ids.map(&:to_i).uniq
+      @repository.repository_rows.where(id: process_ids).pluck(:id)
+    end
+
+    def duplicate_row(id)
+      row = RepositoryRow.find_by_id(id)
+      new_row = RepositoryRow.new(
+        row.attributes.merge(new_row_attributes(row.name))
+      )
+
+      if new_row.save
+        @number_of_duplicated_items += 1
+        row.repository_cells.each do |cell|
+          duplicate_repository_cell(cell, new_row)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def new_row_attributes(name)
+      timestamp = DateTime.now
+      { id: nil,
+        name: "#{name} (1)",
+        created_at: timestamp,
+        updated_at: timestamp }
+    end
+
+    def duplicate_repository_cell(cell, new_row)
+      RepositoryActions::DuplicateCell.new(
+        cell, new_row, @user, @repository.team
+      ).call
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb
index aad7bcc3c..3505fdde6 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     data-num-columns="<%= 6 + repository.repository_columns.count %>"
     data-create-record="<%= repository_repository_rows_path(repository) %>"
     data-delete-record="<%= repository_delete_records_path(repository) %>"
+    data-copy-records="<%= repository_copy_records_path(repository) %>"
     data-max-dropdown-length="<%= Constants::NAME_TRUNCATION_LENGTH_DROPDOWN %>"
     data-save-text="<%= I18n.t('general.save') %>"
     data-edit-text="<%= I18n.t('general.edit') %>"
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/show.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/show.html.erb
index 3d224cff4..be529d437 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/show.html.erb
@@ -106,12 +106,11 @@
 
 <!-- These buttons are appended to table in javascript, after table initialization -->
 <div class="toolbarButtons" style="display:none">
-  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default editAdd" id="editRepositoryRecord" onclick="onClickEdit()" disabled>
-    <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil"></span>
-    <span class="hidden-xs-custom"><%= t("repositories.edit_record") %></span>
-  </button>
-
   <% if can_manage_repository_rows?(@repository.team) %>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default editAdd" id="editRepositoryRecord" onclick="onClickEdit()" disabled>
+      <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil"></span>
+      <span class="hidden-xs-custom"><%= t("repositories.edit_record") %></span>
+    </button>
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-default"
       id="deleteRepositoryRecordsButton" data-target="#deleteRepositoryRecord" data-toggle="modal" disabled>
       <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span>
@@ -119,6 +118,10 @@
         <%= submit_tag I18n.t('repositories.delete_record'), :class => "hidden
         delete_repository_records_submit" %>
     </button>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default copyRow" id="copyRepositoryRecords" onclick="onClickCopyRepositoryRecords()" disabled>
+      <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-duplicate"></span>
+      <span class="hidden-xs-custom"><%= t("repositories.copy_record") %></span>
+    </button>
   <% end %>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 6b3856742..24c2d796e 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ en:
         errors_list_title: "Items were not imported because one or more errors were found:"
         no_repository_name: "Item name is required!"
     edit_record: "Edit"
+    copy_record: "Copy"
     delete_record: "Delete"
     save_record: "Save"
     cancel_save: "Cancel"
@@ -989,6 +990,7 @@ en:
     no_records_assigned_flash: "No items were assigned to task"
     no_records_unassigned_flash: "No items were unassigned from task"
     default_column: 'Name'
+    copy_records_report: "%{number} item(s) successfully copied."
 
   libraries:
     manange_modal_column:
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index d5d486ef3..314b37022 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
            to: 'repository_rows#delete_records',
            as: 'delete_records',
            defaults: { format: 'json' }
+      post 'copy_records',
+           to: 'repository_rows#copy_records',
+           defaults: { format: 'json' }
       get 'repository_columns/:id/destroy_html',
           to: 'repository_columns#destroy_html',
           as: 'columns_destroy_html'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb
index feb487cb0..72dc1d42d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb
@@ -115,4 +115,12 @@ describe RepositoryRowsController, type: :controller do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'POST #copy_records' do
+    it 'returns a success response' do
+      post :copy_records, params: { repository_id: repository.id,
+                                    selected_rows: [repository_row.id] }
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/repository_actions/duplicate_rows_spec.rb b/spec/services/repository_actions/duplicate_rows_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dc3b2cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/repository_actions/duplicate_rows_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe RepositoryActions::DuplicateRows do
+  let!(:user) { create :user }
+  let!(:repository) { create :repository }
+  let!(:list_column) do
+    create(:repository_column, name: 'list',
+                               repository: repository,
+                               created_by: user,
+                               data_type: 'RepositoryListValue')
+  end
+  let!(:text_column) do
+    create(:repository_column, name: 'text',
+                               repository: repository,
+                               created_by: user,
+                               data_type: 'RepositoryTextValue')
+  end
+
+  describe '#call' do
+    before do
+      @rows_ids = []
+
+      3.times do |index|
+        row = create :repository_row, name: "row (#{index})",
+                                      repository: repository
+        create :repository_text_value, data: "text (#{index})",
+                                       repository_cell_attributes: {
+                                         repository_row: row,
+                                         repository_column: text_column
+                                       }
+        create :repository_list_value,
+               repository_list_item: create(:repository_list_item,
+                                            repository: repository,
+                                            repository_column: list_column,
+                                            data: "list item (#{index})"),
+               repository_cell_attributes: {
+                 repository_row: row,
+                 repository_column: list_column
+               }
+        @rows_ids << row.id.to_s
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'generates a duplicate of selected items' do
+      expect(repository.repository_rows.reload.size).to eq 3
+      described_class.new(user, repository, @rows_ids).call
+      expect(repository.repository_rows.reload.size).to eq 6
+    end
+
+    it 'generates an exact duplicate of the row with custom column values' do
+      described_class.new(user, repository, [@rows_ids.first]).call
+      duplicated_row = repository.repository_rows.order('created_at ASC').last
+      expect(duplicated_row.name).to eq 'row (0) (1)'
+      duplicated_row.repository_cells.each do |cell|
+        if cell.value_type == 'RepositoryListValue'
+          expect(cell.value.data).to eq 'list item (0)'
+        else
+          expect(cell.value.data).to eq 'text (0)'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'prevents to duplicate items that do not already belong to repository' do
+      new_repository = create :repository, name: 'new repo'
+      new_row = create :repository_row, name: 'other row',
+                                        repository: new_repository
+      described_class.new(user, repository, [new_row.id]).call
+      expect(repository.repository_rows.reload.size).to eq 3
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the number of duplicated items' do
+      service_obj = described_class.new(user, repository, @rows_ids)
+      service_obj.call
+      expect(service_obj.number_of_duplicated_items).to eq 3
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the number of duplicated items' do
+      service_obj = described_class.new(user, repository, [])
+      service_obj.call
+      expect(service_obj.number_of_duplicated_items).to eq 0
+    end
+  end
+end